Antigones Brothers. Antigone defies creon and fights for her brother’s right to a proper burial. One brother has died and is being given funeral rights;
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Thus, her obedience is to a higher authority. Briefly, when oedipus was king of thebes, he vowed to find the person who was causing a plague on his (the entire section contains 137 words.) how did antigone's brothers die? She wants to be recognized even if its for something negtive ( resembles oedipus) click again to see term 👆.
He Ends Up Killing His Brother, And Being Killed By His Brother In Battle.
Polynices and six foreign princes marched on thebes. Sophocles' play antigone begins 'at daybreak the morning after the fall of the two brothers, eteocles and polynices'. Antigone is also the niece of creon, jocasta’s brother and now the king of thebes.
However, There Is A Disturbing Quality To Antigone's Relationship With Her Brother, Polyneices, Which Is Apparent Even In Sophocles And Has Often Been Underplayed.
Antigone, a sister to the two brothers does not take this well. Creon is married to eurydice, and they have one son named haemon. Her brothers are polyneices and eteocles what punishment is decreed for the person who disobeys creon's edict?
Her Brothers Die Fighting Each Other In A Civil War.
Eteocles and polyneices were both brothers of antigone and of ismene. She loved all of her family. Antigone insists on burying her brother polyneices, despite her uncle’s prohibition.